Tag: Sheldon Whitehouse
R.I. allocated $4.2M from feds to support victims of crime
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has been allocated $4.2 million in federal funds to support victims of crime, Sens. Jack Reed, D-R.I., and Sheldon Whitehouse,...
SENEDIA to host virtual Defense Innovation Days event in August
PROVIDENCE – With last year’s event canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and this year’s event set to be virtual, the Southeastern New England...
7 nonprofits receive $546K from feds for security upgrades
PROVIDENCE – Seven faith-related nonprofit organizations in Rhode Island have been given $546,710 in federal grants to upgrade their physical security to defend against...
Lack of banking hinders R.I.’s cannabis sector
The cannabis industry may be expanding in Rhode Island, but these types of businesses still struggle to find financial institutions that will provide financing...
Editor’s Choice: Whitehouse to discuss American Rescue Plan
EDITOR’S CHOICE
Whitehouse to discuss American Rescue Plan SEN. SHELDON WHITEHOUSE, D-R.I., will discuss the American Rescue Plan and how it will affect small businesses...
Raimondo resigns; McKee sworn in as governor
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo was easily confirmed as U.S. secretary of commerce in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday. Hours later she resigned...
Raimondo’s Cabinet appointment garners mostly positive reaction from local leaders
PROVIDENCE – Elected and politically tied officials, company executives and nonprofit leaders on Friday offered both congratulations and criticism to Gov. Gina M. Raimondo...
Whitehouse legislation would boost mental health services for veterans
PROVIDENCE – Named in part after a Johnston native and former U.S. Marine, new legislation introduced recently by U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., aims...
Debtors fret over end to student loan reprieve
Kimberly Silva was a mortgage underwriter for nearly 20 years when the market crashed in 2008. That spurred her to jump into a new...
Whitehouse helps with effort to call attention to pancreatic cancer
PROVIDENCE – U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., is among a group of federal lawmakers who have drafted a resolution designating November as Pancreatic Cancer...
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